Title :
NEMO: A Code to Compute NIEL of Protons, Neutrons, Electrons, and Heavy Ions
Author :
Inguimbert, C. ; Gigante, R.
Author_Institution :
ONERA-DESP
Abstract :
This paper reports on NIEL calculation methods. The software code NEMO (Niel Evaluation Model of ONERA) has been used in this study. This toolkit takes into account coulombic and nuclear elastic scattering. Nuclear reactions have been modeled by means of GEANT 4 simulations. The importance of the displacement threshold energy (Td) and the energy partition function is discussed
Keywords :
electron-nucleus reactions; heavy ion-nucleus reactions; neutron-nucleus reactions; physics computing; proton-nucleus reactions; (HI,X); (e,X); (n,X); (p,X); GEANT 4 simulations; NIEL calculation methods; Niel Evaluation Model of ONERA; coulombic elastic scattering; displacement threshold energy; energy partition function; heavy ion-nucleus scattering; heavy ions; nuclear elastic scattering; nuclear reactions; software code NEMO; Costs; Degradation; Electrons; Energy loss; Neutrons; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Solar power generation; Atomic displacement; GEANT4; NIEL; cross section; energy partition function; threshold energy;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2006.880926
